What ever happened so long ago Time to get over it don't you know
telling lies to make yourself look good feeding the gossip in the neighborhood
you're not happy without a dog to kick when the truth don't work you do something sick
you're always sneaking round behind my back doing me damage playing me for a sap
exactly what you're telling no one will say exactly what you're selling will come out some day
the truth will be told when you're dead and gone everyone will know that you been doing me wrong
the world is getting smaller your lies are getting taller hurting me won't make you a star hitting me when I'm down might work for you now in the long run it won't get you far
stop telling lies about me stop making up stories that should not be believed stop telling lies about me why don't you just leave me alone why don't you just go back home
Song Information
Have you ever had the feeling people were talking about you behind your back? Paranoid? Maybe... That is what this songs about. It's pretty much a basic...
Have you ever had the feeling people were talking about you behind your back? Paranoid? Maybe... That is what this songs about. It's pretty much a basic blues structure with a bit of Ted thrown in for good measure. It has a very strong catchy hook, and the lyrics are delivered in a passionate conversational style. That is very easy to relate to. If you get angry at people trashing you behind your back than sing this song and you'll feel better.
Licensing ideas: This song has a great hook, the kind you can't stop singing in your head after you hear it. Simple catchy and relate-able to everyone who hears it. This track is lyrically very conversational where you could see a character in a film or TV show actually speaking these lyrics to another character. Who hasn't felt angry at one time or another? Who hasn't felt a bit paranoid at some time in their life. This song has a lot of power to it and would be a great song to cover for an artist who knows how to put their emotions where their mouth is.
Review of the song and Video from Musicians Together: Here's a brief review of my Video "Tellin' Lies" Great Stuff - forget the Tom Jones comparisons - he couldnt write a song like that (although he’d probably cover it if you sent it to him!) I love the simple message in this - i’m gonna have that line ’stop telling about me’ bouncing around in my head now for the weekend...
what i like about what you do is that you sing with conviction and with just a hint of fun and mischief - all in all - very accomplished - you can’t beat a bit of experience...and of course the simplicity.
Ted Lehman was born on Long Island, a child of the 60's and 70's. His musical styles tend to run from Rock to blues to pop, country and folk. Ted has been...
Ted Lehman was born on Long Island, a child of the 60's and 70's. His musical styles tend to run from Rock to blues to pop, country and folk. Ted has been writing and playing music for most of his life. His band "Pepperwood Greene" based out of Buffalo NY, was a vehicle for songwriters to produce their music. After leaving Buffalo Ted moved to Atlanta and, worked for a number of years writing and recording at home. Ted's music has been extremely well received by his musical peers and the public and has yielded almost 20 other independent artists to cover his songs. "After spending most of my life writing and recording music I find that I have a rather large archive of written and recorded material. I consider myself a songwriter first and performer and recording artist second." Ted is interested in other artists covering his songs. He is also interested in licensing his compositions and recordings for TV, Film, Advertising, & Video Games.
For Licensing inquiries contact APR Music Publishing, LLC (ASCAP) apr@tedspromotions.com
